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Dusty Martin’s assault on Hibberd

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Am I alone in being amazed that nothing has been made of Martin’s dangerous throw of Hibberd to the ground and subsequent elbow to the head, not once but twice when Hibberd was lying dazed on the ground?

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    Just now, joeboy said:

    Am I alone in being amazed that nothing has been made of Martin’s dangerous throw of Hibberd to the ground and subsequent elbow to the head, not once but twice when Hibberd was lying dazed on the ground?

    Don't recall seeing it Joeboy, does anyone have footage/gif?

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    3 minutes ago, joeboy said:

    Am I alone in being amazed that nothing has been made of Martin’s dangerous throw of Hibberd to the ground and subsequent elbow to the head, not once but twice when Hibberd was lying dazed on the ground?

    He does it every week. Did the same thing to Harmes in the JLT. Should have been a free kick but that's it.

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    I didn't see footage as I only had radio to work from, but the commentators there expressed a moment of 'ooof that looks nasty' about the throw, followed by a fair bit of chatter about the 'bad look' and 'leader shouldn't be doing that' of the repeated shoving and elbow.

    So, something happened and it raised some eyebrows, but that's all I can add.

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    12 minutes ago, joeboy said:

    Am I alone in being amazed that nothing has been made of Martin’s dangerous throw of Hibberd to the ground and subsequent elbow to the head, not once but twice when Hibberd was lying dazed on the ground?

    Yep saw it and it was play on. The useless and pathetic excuse for commentators hardly even mentioned it. Ump didn’t even pay a free unlike the one they picked out against us in our f50  

    If it were melb doing it it would be front page news, commentators would not stop talking about it and the umps would report the player, award the free kick and a 50m penalty. 

    It wasn’t just a dangerous tackle but an elbow to the head while he was lying on the ground. Speaks volumes for the players character. 

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    4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    I'll be interested to see if anything happens to Riewoldt and his 'chicken wing' on Fritsch.

    He got a $1000 fine 

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    5 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    I'll be interested to see if anything happens to Riewoldt and his 'chicken wing' on Fritsch.

    Didn’t he just get a fine and that’s it? 

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    6 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

    He got a $1000 fine 

     

    6 minutes ago, Big_Dee said:

    Didn’t he just get a fine and that’s it? 

    He sure did.  Completely missed it.  Cheers!

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    Illegal or not, until the Melbourne Football Club chooses to stand up to the “play ground bullies” on field, we will continue to be pushed around and be considered irrelevant. It’s up to the players to fly the flag and show the opposition we won’t be pushed around.

    We bullied and bashed Geelong and Hawthorn in the finals last year and earned respect. 

    This year we haven’t even let out a whimper.

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    4 minutes ago, Beetle said:

    around.

    We bullied and bashed Geelong and Hawthorn in the finals last year and earned respect. 

    When Max was picked on it was frustrating his comrades didnt fly the flag for him.

    Same applies to last night more s o on a night about courage and mateship.

    We have been soft this year and I fear other clubs are noticing.

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    11 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    When Max was picked on it was frustrating his comrades didnt fly the flag for him.

    Same applies to last night more s o on a night about courage and mateship.

    We have been soft this year and I fear other clubs are noticing.

    We've always been poor, and it isn't only flying the flag. We rarely Sheppard or block for our own players

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    28 minutes ago, Beetle said:

    Illegal or not, until the Melbourne Football Club chooses to stand up to the “play ground bullies” on field, we will continue to be pushed around and be considered irrelevant. It’s up to the players to fly the flag and show the opposition we won’t be pushed around.

    We bullied and bashed Geelong and Hawthorn in the finals last year and earned respect. 

    This year we haven’t even let out a whimper.

    Yep our 1 tough guy gets totally flattened and forced to leave the field by a guy in his 4th game and not one player went and gave anything back.

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    NO ONE STOOD UP TO DUSTIN MARTIN. 

    If he did that cheap shot when I was playing even in the amateurs div 2, someone would have flattened him. Or at least wrestled. Soft Demons again. 

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    If Hibberd threw Dusty to the ground and gave a couple of sly elbows we’d all be cheering. 

    It sucks losing. 

    Carry on. 

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    Clear sling tackle. No concussion = no penalty.

    Clear facial treatment. No free kick, no retaliation. Just weak.

    How they didn't fly the flag when Stretch was cleaned up was beyond me.

    Maybe they were all worried after Razor Ray told them all off last week.

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    17 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Clear sling tackle. No concussion = no penalty.

    Clear facial treatment. No free kick, no retaliation. Just weak.

    How they didn't fly the flag when Stretch was cleaned up was beyond me.

    Maybe they were all worried after Razor Ray told them all off last week.

    Pssweak letting that fkwit dictate things

    Something srsly amiss 

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    Gawn set up Viney with that hospital handball, owes his captain big time. Some of the panic ball last night was just downright madness and most of the time it was due to us playing on when we didn't have to. Talk about playing to your opponents strengths. We need AVB back asap, he's the only one that can intimidate the opposition. 

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    2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    When Max was picked on it was frustrating his comrades didnt fly the flag for him.

    Same applies to last night more s o on a night about courage and mateship.

    We have been soft this year and I fear other clubs are noticing.

    Round 1 our players showed how seriously they took the team and the game - and all down hill since.  

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    I tweeted it at the time. Sly elbow to the head. But it's Dusty, so it will get a pass.

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    Word I get is that things down at the club among some players are not all hunky dory.
    Some jealousy over who gets paid what.
    Lost the closeness they had last season which might explain the lack of support for each other.
    That's what I hear.

    How very us to self destruct.
     

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    12 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    Word I get is that things down at the club among some players are not all hunky dory.
    Some jealousy over who gets paid what.
    Lost the closeness they had last season which might explain the lack of support for each other.
    That's what I hear.
     

    Interesting......but a lot signed contracts last year, so you wouldnt think they would suddenly change their collective thinking.....

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    32 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    Word I get is that things down at the club among some players are not all hunky dory.
    Some jealousy over who gets paid what.
    Lost the closeness they had last season which might explain the lack of support for each other.
    That's what I hear.

    How very us to self destruct.
     

    If true, what an absolute disgrace and so typical Melbourne.

    I work with people who do exactly the same job and earn more because they have been there longer than me. I still go to work, do my job to the best of my ability and don’t walk around with a “woe is me attitude”.

    Simple solution, prove your worth on the field and have your Manager negotiate a better deal accordingly! These guys earn a fortune even at entry level in comparison to the average wage. As I said, if true....What a [censored] disgrace!

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